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Containing detailed reviews of 100 recordings from Hildegard of Bingen to Mark-Anthony Turnage, this guide covers the acknowledged classics and plenty of others that deserve to be…. More >>

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A Paperback Original. The author who has taught tens of thousands of people to love opera now introduces readers to the rich and soul-stirring world of classical music. For anyone who is aching to discover classical music, this comprehensive and accessible book is the ideal teacher. Writing in the clear and highly entertaining prose that made Opera 101 the standard text in its field, Fred Plotkin — music expert, teacher, lecturer, and famous author — … More >>

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This is the definitive source for composers, compositions, and genres. The book contains over 500 composer and 800 performer biographies. Each artist entry includes vital statistics and album recommendations. The book covers thousands of compositions, including operas, symphonies, concertos, and ballets, and it includes 23 essays devoted to classical music’s major eras, forms, and genres. Choral works, songs, keyboard works, chamber music, and film scores receive de… More >>

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This is the definitive source for composers, compositions, and genres. The book contains over 500 composer and 800 performer biographies. Each artist entry includes vital statistics and album recommendations. The book covers thousands of compositions, including operas, symphonies, concertos, and ballets, and it includes 23 essays devoted to classical music’s major eras, forms, and genres. Choral works, songs, keyboard works, chamber music, and film scores receive de… More >>

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Currently, there are no comprehensive guides to classical music available to the young adult reader. Most parents and teachers appreciate the value and importance of classical music, and would like to be able to pass on their enjoyment to the next generation. Yet there is a dearth of comprehensive classical music literature available to the young adult reader. Young People’s Guide to Classical Music covers all of the information needed for a thorough understanding o… More >>

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With more than 200 stunning color photographs by noted photographer Wendy McDougall, Classical Destinations takes readers on a tour of the history and geography of classical music, examining the lives of the great composers as related to their places of birth, education, triumphs, and failures. For today’s traveler the book comes full-circle, describing how, through their achievements, the great composers came to influence the places where they lived and performed. … More >>

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Synopsis This expanded and completely revised fourth edition is a unique handbook, spanning a thousand years of music from Gregorian chant via Bach and Beethoven to current leading lights such as Thomas Ades and Kaija Saariaho. There are concise biographical profiles of more than 200 composers and informative summaries of the major compositions in all genres, from chamber works to operatic epics. Topics such as the influence of jazz, notation, conducting, the mad… More >>

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“… demystifies more than 2000 names of composers, conductors and performers, titles of works and musical terms in some two dozen languages.” — Publishers Weekly”… Fradkin’s guide will save people from both error and affectation.” — Rettig on Reference”What a great idea for a book.” — Denver Post”Multifaceted and well organized… A wide range of useful tips will help attentive readers avoid common pronunciation gaffes and build on the sound advice offered… … More >>

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In this informed and indispensable guide, National Public Radio’s Ted Libbey takes you by the hand through the classical repertory and helps you build a core collection. Not just another rating book, this is an expert’s lively appreciation – work by work – of the symphonies, concertos, chamber pieces, keyboard works, sacred works, and operas that belong in every music-lover’s library. The author’s discriminating picks of the best performers, performances, and record… More >>

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In this entertaining and engaging book, Marianne Williams Tobias demystifies the potentially intimidating world of classical music for a general readership. Classical Music Without Fear aims at the intelligent reader by demonstrating the universality and relevancy of classical music to today’s listeners.  This easy-access book contains lively historical commentary, intelligent explanations of musical style and form, helpful tips on attending concerts, a quick… More >>

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